Manga Recommendations for when you want something diff.
Otoyomegatari (A Bride’s Story)
Set in central Asia, a girl from a different tribe gets married to a boy much younger than her. Yes, I know it sounds wrong. But the manga is so much more than their relationship, it focuses on the lifestyle in the middle east. Also, THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL IS INSANE
Like goddamm look at all those details on the clothes. Trust me guys, this level of detail isn’t for this page. It’s for *every* single page.
Choukakou/Chang Ge Xing/Song of the Lost March
Set in the tang dynasty, a thought-to-be dead princess plans to take the throne and save her country. *Deep breath* GO READ IT. This is such a jewel of manga that I want it get more recognition. The protagonist uses her head and actually puts her dreams, aspirations, and duty before *gasp* love. The male lead oml actually respects that and for himself agrees that he will do the same thing if their path crosses as enemies. God it breaks my heart at how well they understand each other yet they are not meant to be. Also, this is actually a manhua that has beautiful, detailed art and character design that I really do wish that other manhua are like this because the current image of manhuas you guys think of pale in comparison.
Ugh the matching posessss
I think this manga is fairly popular especially after the anime aired, but I don’t think it’s well known to more mainstream readers. Now let me tell ya, this manga is gold: The comedy and the faces are gold. Even more the knowledge it gives about Ainu culture is fascinating and the manga author references a lot of historical events or figures if you’re a historian nerd hurhur. Anyways, I promise you, you will laugh the whole time.
Set after the Russo-Japan war, veteran Sugimoto the “Immortal” teams up with an Ainu girl, Asirpa, to find the hidden stash of gold that the Ainu hid.
Hella salty that Asirpa didn’t win best girl of the crunchyroll awards, like how can you not love all those faces?!?!?
Hataraku Saibou (Cells at Work!)
What if the human body system was like a human society where people had jobs? Like magic school bus but funnier. Warning: You may end up shipping a red blood cell with a white blood cell because we have come to that point in anime/manga.
A pretty great excuse “to be studying” if you’re a medical student since every episode they teach you something about the human body. Ooops did I say episode? Yeah there’s an anime adapatation and there’s also a gender-swapped, NSFW, and darker version of the manga called Hataraku Saibou Black.
*I should’ve posted this earlier before the anime came out and became super popular* Anyways if you don’t know what it is, a spoiler-free premise: Grace field is an orphanage where everyone gets along and is cared for under Mama. They all eagerly wait for the day for when it is their turn to be adopted as they grow up. Truly, like a paradise.
I commend Shonen Jump for publishing this manga because this is something really different than what they are usually known for like young hot-blooded guys fighting each other for friendship. Like there’s a lot of mind games going on.
I got hooked in by the fanmade video like you will too. Even if you’re not into BL like I am, there’s minimal BL -at least in the first season- I have not yet read the second season, but I heard it gets steamy ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gJU0NmMRoo
This is a webtoon btw but who cares I already included a manhua already into this list.
